Ouija board hints at Mrs Baldwin cockfight visits near LeMars
A sensational note from May reports Mrs M W Baldwin of Sioux City attended a Plymouth Woodbury Sioux LeMars area cock contests on May 25 and earlier near Remsen. Photographs and tip receipts allegedly link her to clandestine events and records at Des Moines.
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Red Star
Remsen
Ouija Board
M. W. Baldwin
The
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
LeMars
Echo
Baldwin
Morningside Ave
Sioux City
Plymouth
Woodbury
Sioux
Monona
Grit & Steel
Orange City
Mrs. Baldwin
Local travel and business notes from area residents
Mrs. Mary Rose Struble left for Wagner South Dakota to visit relatives and friends. Fred Mentzer was a business visitor in Alton on Wednesday. Paul Schwier, a Concordia College student in St. Paul Minnesota, returned home Saturday for the summer. N R Schlesser and daughter Roseen made a business trip to Luverne Minnesota on Saturday.
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Mary Rose
Wagner
S. D
Fred Mentzer
Alton
Paul Schwier
Concorda College
St. Paul
Minn
N. R. Schlesser
Roseen
Luverne
Olla Podrida by Sartori Readings and mild life notes
The excerpt, taken from Olla Podrida by Anton J. Sartori, comments on reading habits and personal style. It contrasts frugal magazine spending with a desire for more flamboyant neckties while noting regular outlay for reading remains modest.
Grooming the Groom in 1941 Esquire Ascot tale
A 1941 Esquire feature, quoted here, reviews the Ascot tie from two styles. It recounts ready tied versions with hidden pins and the self tied form, detailing the strains of tying on a sultry Midwest evening and the era’s formal fashion nostalgia.
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Esquire
Ascot
England
O. D
Ireton Young People Married
A wedding in Ireton joined Miss Anna Westra and Orville Kots, with many local relatives present. The ceremony occurred at the Ireton Christian Reformed church, followed by a reception in Ireton city hall. Named for the couple were John Westra, Henry Kots, and several local residents.
Double Ring Ceremony Told In Brides Family Details
Van Dyke officiated as the couple exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony. Miss Gertrude Vander Tuig led the processional to Country Gardens, followed by a vocal duet with Gertrude Vander Tuig and Jeanette Green singing Promise Me. Verda Mae Sinkey accompanied on piano. Miss Vander Tuig played Tender Memories before Lohengrin’s wedding march. Jeanette Green sang God Sent You To Me after the ceremony. Maid of honor Alice Halbersma wore baby blue with white accessories. The bride wore white organza and lace with a fingertip veil, carrying a white satin Bible with pink blue and white streamers and flowers. Best man was Lloyd Kots. groomsmen wore teal blue suits. Guests included waitresses and close friends listed in attendance.
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Jeanette Green
Alice Halbersma
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Ms. Baldwin
Clara Owen
Dad
Wilson Bros
Congo
Wilson
SOX
Vollmar’s Men’s Shop
Olla Podrida
Anton J. Sartori
Alvarado Los Angeles
Standdard King
Jantzen Trunks
St. Clair-Kovaleske
O. Beros
Hboys
Nibick
C. D
Ireton
Ernest Buys
Ben Mouw
Will Vander Kieft
Sioux Center
Albert Bonnema
Hawarden
Jeanette Anema
Dorothy van Schepen
Josie Anema
Wilma VanderKieft
Kathryn Beimers
Delbert Schipper
Lawrence Vellinga
Lloyd -Kots
Bean
Estman
Gertrude Vander Tuig
Jeanette’. Green
Verda Mae
Sinkey
Geraldine Schiebout
Laverne Kots
Bernice and
Elizabeth
Blue Ridge
Botany
Spe Arrow
Phoenix Dres
Shirtcraft
Cooper
Wolverine
Oshkosh
St. Clair - Kovaleske
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